Question

DSO and accounts receivable Ingraham Inc. currently has $205,000 in accounts receivable, and its days sales outstanding is 71 days. It wants to reduce its DSO to 20 days by pressuring more of its customers to pay their bills on time. If this policy is adopted, the company's average sales will fall by 15%. What will be the level of accounts receivable following the change? Assume a 365- day year.

Answer 1

Answer:

$49,084.51

Explanation:

days of sales outstanding (DSO) = accounts receivable / average daily sales

71 days = $205,000 / (total sales / 365 days)

total sales / 365 days = $205,000 / 71 days

total sales = ($205,000 / 71 days) x 365 days = $1,053,873.24

after the change, annual sales will decrease by 15%:

$1,053,873.24 x (1 - 15%) = $895,792.25

average sales per day = $895,792.25 / 365 = $2,454.23 per day

new DSO = accounts receivable / average sales per day

20 days = accounts receivable / $2,454.23 per day

accounts receivable = $2,454.23 per day x 20 days = $49,084.51